Celia Hammond was a model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 in the 1960s, and has since become known as a campaigner against fur

Fur clothing

Fur clothing is clothing made of the fur of animals. Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing; thought to have been widely used as hominids first expanded outside of Africa. Some view fur as luxurious and warm; others reject it due to moral beliefs...

 and for neutering

Neutering

Neutering, from the Latin neuter , is the removal of an animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The process is often used in reference to males whereas spaying is often reserved for females. Colloquially, both terms are often referred to as fixing...

 of cats to control the feral

Feral

A feral organism is one that has changed from being domesticated to being wild or untamed. In the case of plants it is a movement from cultivated to uncultivated or controlled to volunteer. The introduction of feral animals or plants to their non-native regions, like any introduced species, may...

 population.

Modeling career

Hammond was a successful fashion model in the 1960s, working for Vogue magazine, notably forming a close working relationship with photographer Terence Donovan

Terence Donovan (photographer)

Terence Daniel Donovan was a British photographer and film director, best remembered for his fashion photography of the 1960s. He oversaw the music video to Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible".Donovan was born in Stepney in the East End of London to Lilian Constance V...

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At first happy to model fur, she later became concerned about the cruelty of the fur trade and took a stand against fur.
Singer/Songwriter Donovan

Donovan

Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...

 wrote "Celia Of The Seals" as a tribute to her attitude.

Celia had a long relationship with the guitar master Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck

Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...

 around 1968~1986.

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

In 1986 she founded the Celia Hammond Animal Trust with the aim of opening a low cost neutering clinic to control the feral animal population. The first of these clinics opened in Lewisham

Lewisham

Lewisham is a district in South London, England, located in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is situated south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...

 in 1995, a second opened in Canning Town

Canning Town

Canning Town is an area of east London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market...

 in 1999 and a third is planned to open soon in Chatham, Kent. In addition to neutering animals, the clinics also help to rescue and rehome animals.

In 2006 it was reported that she was in trouble with Newham London Borough Council

Newham London Borough Council

Newham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Newham in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of...

as a result of owing thousands of pounds of parking fines. The fines were picked up while she was parking outside the Celia Hammond Animal Trust's Canning Town clinic in order to deliver sick animals for treatment.

External links

• CHAT, The Celia Hammond Animal Trust